Topics for this podcast:
*Jacobsen v. Katzer and open source impact
*Intel, Nokia team up for MeeGo open source OS
*Open source continues in embedded space
*MongoDB and the advent of the NoSQL databases
*Copyrights, complexities, control and conflict
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Peter Fenton’s open source investment tips. Boxee raises $6m. And more.
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Digesting the VMware-SpringSource deal
In the wake of VMware’s acquisition of SpringSource the WSJ
examined Peter
Fenton’s open source investment portfolio and what he looks for
in an open source vendor. Meanwhile Matt Asay noted that VMware’s
purchase of SpringSource is the first big acquisition of a
company based on an Apache license, while Charles Babcock
reported …
Microsoft makes a patent promise. JBoss is certifiable. And more.
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# Microsoft announced that it will be applying its Community Promise to the ECMA 334 (C#) and ECMA 335 (CLI) specifications, reducing patent concerns related to Mono.
# Red Hat achieved EAL 2+ security certification for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.
# A European Commission white paper on standards stirred some controversy with regards to open source. …
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